Challenges Of Womens Political Participation And Representation In The Case Of Raya Kobo Woreda Amhara National Regional State

In recent year women’s political participation and representation in local politics has gainrnsignificance attention around the world. The central objective of this study is to examine thernchallenges of women’s political participation and representation in Raya Kobo Woreda.rnWomen’s in study area were not politically empowered. To conduct this study, descriptive surveyrnmethod was used. Data were collected from primary and secondary sources. Finally, thernresearch came up with the following major findings.rnThe proportion of women at Woreda council was 25 %, while, at Kebele council, womenrnconstitutes 20.2%. The share of women at Woreda and Kebele executive has 18.5 % and 14.3%rnrespectively. There are different challenges that have narrowed women’s political participationrnand representation at local level of study area. These are weak women institutional structurern(WCYAs, women association, women league)that advocate women’s political issue, low level ofrncommitment and coordination between concerned body (such as APP, Council office, agriculturernand education sectors )that translated women right in to practice. Economic, social and culturalrninfluences were also contributed low political participation and representation in study area.rnWomen political participation and representation was not full of challenges but there are somernopportunities, the formation of women institution, international and regional agreements andrnnational women policy were considered as an opportunity. It could be concluding that women’s political participation and representation was constrained by different challenges at localrncouncil. Therefore, performing awareness creation and implementing international conventionsrnand women policy to empower on political participation and representation

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